Some time ago I wrote an article about a venture called 3D Life Prints, based in Nairobi, Kenya. I now had the chance to speak directly with the organization’s founder, Paul Fotheringham. The former investment banker decided to make a radical change and use his contacts and international experience to make a significant difference in the lives of people. Fotheringham set out on using 3D printing to locally manufacture some of the items that are needed most: in many cases, that means prosthetics.
(…weiter auf 3dprintingindustry.com)

As time goes by and technology improves, we are constantly seeing prices for previously groundbreaking technology fall to levels which allow for the adoption of this technology by the masses. 3D printing is one of these technologies, in that now, virtually anyone in the developed world can afford a desktop 3D printer.
(…weiter auf 3dprint.com inkl. Video)

If there’s anything Dawson Riverman has learned, it’s that community makes us all better, stronger, and more capable of realizing our dreams. The Oregon teenager was born without fingers on his left hand but, thanks to loving, supportive parents, Riverman’s life has been rich and rewarding despite the limitations imposed by this relatively rare birth defect.
(…weiter auf 3dprint.com)

He lost his job when the factory he was working for closed down, sold his truck to buy a ROBO R1 Printer, and is now making waves for an amazing organization called e-Nable that makes prosthetic hands for disabled children.

We did a little Q and A with Aaron and got the run down on his awesome story.
(…weiter auf robo3d.com)

Mr. Pond, my dog, is a rescue, part Chihuahua, part something else; in a rare moment of stillness, he’s actually sitting on my lap right now as I write this article, but he’s usually running around, chasing the cats, begging my fiancé or me to play fetch, doing everything in his tiny power to drag us on his leash when he goes out for walks. I call him Robot Dog because he has such a funny little straight-legged run when he skitters through our home or dashes around the dog park.
(…weiter auf 3dprint.com)

The availability of affordable 3D printed prosthetics has been surging in recent years, and are currently changing the lives of thousands of people everywhere. Not only are these far more affordable than all traditionally-manufactured prosthetics available on the medical market, they’re also far easier to customize and adjust. Of course, most of these are simple plastic prosthetics with a mechanical grip, but 3D printed bionic alternatives are on their way.
(…weiter auf 3ders.org)

3D printed prosthetic hands and arms have received quite a lot of media attention over the past year or so. These custom fabricated devices can be created for a fraction of the cost that typical prostheses usually sell for, and they are can be created on a one-to-one basis, completely custom to their wearer.
(…weiter auf 3dprint.com)

Ben Stephens and his brother Sebastian work together to build Ben’s new prosthetic hand, which was created using a 3D printer and one of the open-source designs developed by e-NABLE, a global network of volunteers that provides free hand prostheses to children.
(…weiter auf nydailynews.com)

Back in July, we had the opportunity to cover a tremendous story about a man named Albert Manero, who had created a 3D printed myoelectric prosthetic arm for a little boy named Alex. That arm provided Alex with the opportunity, for the first time in his life, to give his mom a full hug. While that story seemed to have a very happy ending, in reality it wasn’t even close to being over with.
(…weiter auf 3dprint.com)